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Where Things Lead This Time	By : ronsmistress Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 14587 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Lucius listened to the list with a clear head thanks to the potion Severus had left behind. He felt like a fool as one by one he checked off in his head things he was never used to doing. He’d have to beg on his hands and knees for another date. It wasn’t until the last item that he gave any other expression.

“I didn’t ignore her.” He said standing.

“Did you introduce her?” Severus asked.

“No.” He said standing to his full height and retrieving his cloak.

“Why not?”

“The man who stopped me was Rumbold.”

“I see.” Severus said, suddenly understanding everything. He followed Lucius out of the manor. They apparated to the small house and knocked on the door.

Hermione answered and with a knowing smile stepped aside and allowed them in. “Gentlemen.”

“Miss Granger, I would like to speak with Miss Weasley if I may?” Lucius was the pillar of politeness, but there was something else to him this evening, and Hermione couldn’t pinpoint it.

“She’s in her room, on the right side, end of the hall.” Lucius gave her a small nod and turned.

“Well?” She said turning to Severus.

“Sit down, this takes some explaining.”

Lucius walked into the bedroom and found her sitting on a small desk, writing something on a parchment. She looked up and her face went blank. “I didn’t expect you to come here.” She said quietly.

“Ginny, I think some things need to be explained.” He said taking a step in.

“I don’t need explanations Luicus.” She said not moving.

“I need to explain. It seems that some opinions have been formed based on my behavior and I would like to address them.” Ginny looked aside and smirked.

“Lucius I don’t have time for this right now….” She stopped when he stepped forward.

“I know you have been hurt, and I feel guilty because of that. Allow me at least to address them and apologize as needed. Then you can throw me out on my ass.” Ginny almost laughed but didn’t. She took her wand and conjured a chair from a small table. She moved her own so she was facing him. She crossed her legs and crossed her arms.

“Alright. I’ll listen.”

“Shall we start then with item one on your list.” He said calmly. Ginny blushed.

“I didn’t know she was going to show that to anyone.”

“Well, yell at her later. For now I believe you took exception to my comment of your dress.” She raised an eyebrow. “I happen to love green and it did look phenomenal. I had thought we were past house rivalries that you would be insulted by what I said.”

“Not insulted really, just confused. It seemed you like the color rather then how I looked in it. I made an effort to look good.”

“Make no mistake, I did love how you looked. You were quite enchanting.”

“You might have said that.”

“Ginny, it has been some time since I’ve had to compliment a lady like this. Which leads me to point two. Flowers.”

She shook her head. “That really shouldn’t have been on there. Getting gifts and things like that is nonsense and doesn’t matter.”

“Regardless, you were hurt at being the only one there without them weren’t you?” She gave a nod and looked down. “I’m sorry to use the same excuse, but I haven’t had to buy flowers for a long time. Narcissa was allergic. I bought her flowers for our Yule Ball and she nearly ended up in the hospital wing with sinus pressure.”

Ginny let out a chuckle. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize.”

“I have been anti flowers for most of my youth and my whole marriage, but it’s no excuse. It was foolish of me not to have paid more attention to details like this. I didn’t even realize it until the dragon lady‘s comment. I cannot apologize for her, but I can apologize for me.” She nodded and smiled in her sweet way. To Luicus things were looking good.

“You mentioned also being rushed up to the box and hidden from view.” She looked away but her smiled had vanished. “Severus and I wanted time with you alone, we wanted privacy. You were ours for the night.”

She looked back at him. “Then why….”

“Why did I talk business the way I did? That was rude of me and I apologize. Narcissa hated hearing business, so I made a habit of stepping outside for a moment to say what I had to say and then rejoined her. I’m sorry Ginny, it was twenty plus years of being trained the way she wanted me that I had no reason to change before now.”

Ginny looked down and them up. “Alright Lucius, I can forgive that. I suppose she was used to it.”

“I made the effort not to bore her with business talk, I guess I had assumed you would want the same thing. It had nothing to do with not wanting to be seen with you. I thought I was taking your thoughts into consideration.”

“I understand,” she said, “and if you thought you were taking my feelings into consideration then thank you.” She had shifted her position and was still sitting with crossed legs but had dropped her hands in her lap. She did however lean forward more and was facing him fully.

“As for dinner, Severus and I were raised to consider ordering for women to be gentlemanly behavior. Maybe the age gap has something to do with it, Ties now are a bit different. We were making an effort then, it was just the wrong one.”

“I appreciate your trying to be a gentleman with me, and I suppose if we had been a couple who knew each others tastes, then I might be fine with you ordering. Maybe that’s just something that comes with longevity?”

Lucius nodded. Ginny was a talker. She liked discussing things and finding the solution. His wife had been a woman of action, so Lucius had to do something for her to know that he was sorry for anything. With Ginny he had to talk to her. It was different having to explain himself like this, to list out his thoughts, but he would get used to it.

“I suppose it does, and I’m hoping that we will have the chance to develop that longevity.”

She leaned back in her chair and looked away. “Lucius I don’t think….”

“I wasn’t ignoring you Ginny.” She looked him in the eye. “I know that’s why you wanted to go home right away. The last point on your list.” Ginny looked away, hurt and felt like crying but she held her composure. Lucius moved his chair closer and leaned forward. “I didn’t introduce him to you because of who he was, not because I was ashamed of you.”

“I don’t understand.” She said.

“His name is Thaddeus Rumbold. He stopped me on purpose. Any other time and he would have just let me walk by. He has a rivalry of sorts with your father, they never see eye to eye.” Ginny listened intently. “Rumbold has notorious views on women and no doubt seeing you on my arm was enough to send him into cardiac arrest.”

“What does me being with you have to do with my father? Even if they don’t agree on anything?”

“It’s a bit more then that. Your father has a reputation for not caring about money.” She nodded. It was something she and her brothers grew up with. “Everyone knows he works where he enjoys working, money is a second priority.” Again she nodded. “Rumbold thinks most women view a man by how much money he has. The more money he has the better catch he is. He thinks all women in one form or another are golddiggers.”

“That’s not true.” She said angrily.

“I know that, and to have the daughter of a man who makes it known he doesn’t see money as important, on the arm of a wealthy man made his point.”

“I wasn’t with you for that!” She looked outraged.

“I know this Ginny. He stopped me hoping he might get an introduction, thereby giving him the chance to say something cutting to you. He has a way with words, and a talent for twisting what people say. You were standing there, did you hear the conversation we had, it was meaningless and went nowhere?”

Ginny looked away again. “No, I was too upset to pay attention to most of it. I heard about a man who was returning after some trip. When I wasn’t introduced I was too hurt. I spent the time trying to keep control.”

Lucius nodded. “Now that I have heard what you have to say, I can understand how you felt. The man he spoke of was a suit maker. Me and Rumbold used to buy our suits from the same man. He was making small talk Ginny. Nobody stops an acquaintance in a restaurant to talk about a tailor. If you had paid attention to his face you would have seen the glance he gave in your direction. He was heated that I didn’t introduce you. The only reason he stopped me was to get a chance to put a woman in her place.”

Ginny looked back at him as he continued. “I was not going to let him try to cut you apart. He would not get the chance from me and he knew it. By the time we parted company he was give me a killing glare.” He fell silent as Ginny absorbed what she had heard.

Looking back she only said. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“To be honest I had planned to explain it to you on the walk home. I didn’t think it was that big of an issue since you didn’t know him, but then again I didn’t see just how hurt you were by it. I thought dinner had gone so well and dancing was wonderful. If I had seen how it affected you, I would have said something to you right then and there, but I guess I’m used to people who don’t think about it.”

“It was a hex on my pride Lucius. To think that I was not even worthy to be addressed.” Her voice was soft now, and Lucius took it as a good sign.

“Ginny,” he moved closer and took her hand, “it has been some time since I’ve had dated and had to make that much of an effort, I’m not good at it.” She smiled at him, knowing it was hard to admit. “I would like the chance to make it up to you.”

“I don’t know.” She said, but Lucius had hope. She hadn’t pulled her hand away. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek gently then pulled away.

“No pressure, I won’t forget details, I’ll make sure you have everything, and I promise Ginny nothing will go wrong this time, because we‘ve learned from all the mistakes.” She still stayed silent, but her eyes were shifting across the room thinking. “We can go with Severus and Hermione again. If something goes wrong you can man bash us in the ladies all you want.”

Ginny let out a laugh. “Where did you hear that term?”

“Severus told me.” He admitted.

“So I man bash with Hermione, she goes to Severus and Severus goes to you?” He nodded at her.

“I personally think they are plotting. Do you see how well they get along?” Ginny had to smile at him.

“I’m happy for Hermione.” She said.

“I’m sure she’d like to be happy for you too.” Lucius whispered, still holding her hand. “Just one more chance Ginny that’s all I ask. If I make rubbish of this one I won’t ask you for another, I promise.” She looked back at him. He had the most gorgeous eyes she had ever gazed in. A wonderful grey. She couldn’t help but remember looking into them as they fucked.

“I’ll agree if I can request one thing.”

“Anything.” He said.

“Let me deal with anyone who wants to have words. You’d be surprise at how I can hold myself with insults. I thank you for not wanted me to hear it, but I like the option of speaking for myself rather then mistaking it for something hurtful.” She said earnestly.

“Alright.” He agreed.

“And one more thing.” She said smiling, He lifted an eyebrow. She leaned in closer. “Wear your hair down this time.” He smiled with his whole face. He leaned in and kissed her. She didn’t refuse him, but he could tell she was nervous. He had found out through Severus that she had cried that night and he felt like shit because of it. For all her tough exterior she had a heart and he had wounded it. He made himself promise that this next chance he got he would make the most of it.

“One more thing.” She said pulling away for a moment.

“How many one more things are you going to ask for?” He joked.

“This isn’t a request, just a question. Why did you laugh at me when I asked about the ballet?”

“I honestly thought Miss Granger had told you how it worked.” He said with such sincerity, that she knew he was being truthful. Ginny hoped this next date went well.
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